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Tag Archives: bike boxes
West Seattle adjusts to its first bike box + Price of install drops 30%
Andover-Delridge Bike Box 11-26-2012 from J&S Adventures on Vimeo. West Seattle got its first bike box this week, designed to help people safely make a left turn from Andover to Delridge Way just south of the West Seattle Bridge. With … Continue reading
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Tagged bike boxes, delridge, Delridge Way SW, sdot, SW Andover St, west seattle, west seattle blog
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PDX Study: Downhill bike boxes may increase collisions
A multi-year study of bike-involved collisions at Portland intersections that have bike boxes has returned mixed results showing only minimal reductions in collisions at some intersections and increases at others. The results have prompted the city to rethink some of … Continue reading
Poll: Majority of Washington residents support installing more bike boxes
A recent PEMCO Insurance poll found that while only a third of the Washington State respondents they contacted were familiar with bike boxes, a majority of respondents thought they were a good idea. About 52 percent of respondents in the … Continue reading
It’s time to start designing safer intersections
With all of the progress the city has made in recent years making streets safer and easier for biking, there is a clear lack of changes at intersections. Sometimes the city is afraid of removing current dedicated right turn lanes … Continue reading
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Tagged a view from the cycle path, bike boxes, dutch, intersections, nacto, sdot
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N 34th Street project demonstrates the bike box’s true potential
I have heard nothing but praise and excitement so far for the new N 34th Street bike box, which SDOT completed last month. Where other bike boxes in the city (such as the bike trapezoids on Madison) seemed to be … Continue reading
More details on N 34th St bike box (with images!)
We reported earlier this week on changes coming to N 34th St in Fremont. This vital connector is finally getting repaved, and SDOT is using the opportunity to make some much-needed changes to the street design. The most visible of … Continue reading
Bike box and new pavement coming to 34th Ave N in Fremont
34th Ave N is getting some much-needed work, including a repaved surface and what could be the city’s most useful bike box yet. The street is a major connection between the Fremont Bridge and the Burke-Gilman Trail, two of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 paving, 34th ave n, bike boxes, fremont, fremont ave, fremont bridge, sdot
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Why we should throw parties for bike projects
Seattle Likes Bikes is somewhat skeptical of Seattle’s newish bike boxes, saying they are confusing. And, it does seem that a lot of people, bike riders and drivers alike, are confused by them (though many people are not). He also … Continue reading
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Tagged bike boxes, events, fanfare, parties, rides, sdot, seattle likes bikes
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SDOT’s year-end bike project roundup
SDOT wrote a blog post summing up their bike-related efforts this year. Needless to say, this year was great and tough at the same time. Our city installed miles of very good bike infrastructure, while simultaneously calming traffic speeds and … Continue reading
Bike box at 7th and Dearborn helps bikers turn left visibly
The city’s third use of bike boxes shows that SDOT has been experimenting with very different uses for bike boxes. The bike box at 7th and Dearborn in the International District will help cyclists safely turn left into the bike … Continue reading
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